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Linux 6.3 BFQ Gets Tuned For Multi-Actuator Drives

Phoronix - Mon, 02/27/2023 - 08:30
While two years ago in Linux 5.16 multi-actuator hard drive support was merged, with the in-development Linux 6.3 kernel the BFQ I/O scheduler is now seeing some tuning for multi-actuator drives...

Red Hat and Arm collaborate to deliver more energy efficient 5G and vRAN solutions

Red Hat News - Mon, 02/27/2023 - 08:00
<p>With the continued evolution of 5G, RAN and now virtualized RAN (vRAN), modern networks are increasingly relying on software-defined architecture and cloud-native technologies. This requires streamlining the deployment and management of applications across different environments. The transition to 5G often results in higher electricity consumption from increased site density and sub-optimal use of the underlying resources. As a result, service providers are beginning to explore new ways to improve energy efficiency and reduce their environmental impact, such as optimizing netw

Private 5G Networking: How Red Hat and partners are driving deeper value

Red Hat News - Mon, 02/27/2023 - 08:00
<p>Private 5G networking is on the rise.&nbsp;Why? The emergence of edge computing in recent years coupled with macroeconomic trends are pushing service providers to rethink the way they operate networks and enable applications for faster results, improved connectivity and efficiency. From new use cases in Industry 4.0 manufacturing to smart infrastructure to the cloudification of radio access networks (RAN), service providers want the flexibility and autonomy offered by private 5G networks to embrace new innovations.&nbsp;</p> <p>Fo

Linux 6.3 Supports Sensor Monitoring For Many ASUS B650/B660/X670 Motherboards

Phoronix - Sun, 02/26/2023 - 20:38
The hardware monitoring support among consumer desktop motherboards continues to improve with Linux 6.3 adding sensor support for many ASUS B650/B660/X670 AMD Ryzen motherboards...

Cloudflare Outlines How They Rewrote An Nginx C Module In Rust

Phoronix - Sun, 02/26/2023 - 20:28
While Cloudflare is in the process of replacing Nginx with their in-house, Rust-written alternative, the Cloudflare infrastructure is vast and has many different services at play. For one of the areas they are still currently relying on Nginx, this week they published a blog post outlining how they rewrote an Nginx module in the C programming language to instead make use of Rust...

Intel-Led Cloud Hypervisor 30 Released With CLI Changes To Reduce The Binary Size

Phoronix - Sun, 02/26/2023 - 20:17
Cloud Hypervisor as a reminder is what started out as an open-source Intel project to develop a modern hypervisor focused on cloud workloads and with security being among the leading concerns. Cloud Hypervisor more recently is developed as a Linux Foundation project but with Intel's software engineers being among the leading contributors to the project along with the likes of Arm, Tencent, Bytedance, and Microsoft...

Linux 6.3 Crypto Brings ARIA AVX2/AVX-512, TRNG Driver For StarFive SoCs

Phoronix - Sun, 02/26/2023 - 19:40
The cryptography subsystem updates for the Linux 6.3 merge window landed earlier this week with a few notable additions this cycle...

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